papers and stuff

finally am on track of finishing something that (had previously) seemed impossible

[Alhamdulillah]

-moenlite-
[now I can finally go to sleep...]

a nation in waiting...for what?

Was browsing through my old emails and found this one I wrote to my family when I had just ended my work overseas (Europe) and in the midst of travelling around before going home to Jakarta.
I still remember how upset I was when I wrote it.
I wonder if anyone can relate to this...

[mind you it was a personal letter, so do disregard any sentiments to the words chosen. Thanks]

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----- Original Message -----
From: [...]
To: [...]
Cc: [...]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 5:05 PM
Subject: Being an Indonesian-just a thought

Dear all,

I've ended my contract in [X], a well known international organization, and have now returned to my status as a 'normal' Indonesian citizen. Only one word comes to my mind right now.....its very difficult.

I wonder what went wrong when we started the nation, or did something happen along the process? Or, maybe....nothing happened over the past 57 years?

When I plan trips with friends, I must reconsider them just because I'm an Indonesian. I want to find better opportunities and must think a thousand times, just because I'm Indonesian. I carry a green passport which says 'Republik Indonesia' in the front, and I feel it doesn't worth much.

I don't remember making any bombs in New York, neither in Bali. But it seems that people in foreign consulates think that they know me much better than my self. They say I'm dangerous. I wonder why...

I remember in elementary school, when the teachers said that I live in a safe place, surrounded by many continents. They also said that we have many friends. Why don't I see that anymore? Shouldn't things become better by time? Why is it that I feel like I was in some fairytale dream and that I've woken up and see all the chaotic unreasonable things happening in an environment I was so familiar with?

I wonder if there will ever be a time when things will come back to normal. Or is this actually normal?

confusedly yours,

Y.
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-moenlite-
[funny how one looks back and sees....]

*picture:
Nation in Transition

feeling like you're hanging on an inch of thread...

TETAP SEMANGAT!!


...and an enormous sense of strength gains.





-moenlite-
[as the sun shines even when you try to resist]

*picture:
Miscue-Tree Frog, Wendy Booth

true...

one must becareful of what one pursues
as the saying goes.....curiosity killed the dog

yet mind you....some wisdom can be taught in isolation,
yet again, some can only be comprehended after one has fallen into a pit hole or perhaps (hopefully) almost fell....















-moenlite-
[when one writes after getting too caught up in one's thesis writing :P]

*picture:
"Curiosity killed the dog", Abdul Kadir Audah

being auntie again

My best best friend just had a baby...
What a wonderful world :)



-moenlite-
[welcome to the world, Latisha Audra Hidayat....it may not be perfect but somehow I know you'll manage dear ;)...]

*picture

bad pratice...

Some people just need to figure out how to be decent, especially if they're in the business of after sales service...ggrhhhh...

Called the HP support number just now, and asked a simple question of how I could configure my printer (through my laptop) to get the least ink quality in order to save my *planned* new cartridge (not yet convinced to spend that much money this week)...

So, the guy on the other end took me through the drill.
You know how after you tell them your product type, they go through the windows and tell you to press this and that, asking ‘can you see this on the screen’; ‘can you see that on your screen’, etc.

Was very confused as he kept asking me to choose this and that button which didn’t exist on my screen.
So I asked him, 'Are you sure? I don’t see those options there...’
And his simple reply was ‘Oh sorry Ma’m, these options do not exist on your printer, the options I mentioned are for a different printer’
So of course my reply was ‘How could that be? I gave you my printer product type, didn’t I’
And the idiot said “Yes, but I’m using a generic tool which shows me all types, and it seems that your low-end printer does not have the features as those of the high-end types, such as so and so type’
The nerve...

Trying to be calm and decent, the only thing I could say was ‘I called you to ask what I do have, I don’t need you to tell me what features I don’t have.’

I think he got the message and could only say ‘Have a wonderful day Ma’m’
Wonderful day, my foot...


[the sales guy *for the cartridge* was pretty good...yeah, go figure...]
[Dell’s call in service is very good, even though I had some issues with my laptop *yet that was my fault, and a totally different story*]


-moenlite-
[not very amused...]